Mark 4:26

Mark 4:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
• New International Version (NIV)He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground,

Context of Mark 4:26

24And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides. 25For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.” And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; 27and he goes to bed at night and gets up daily, and the seed sprouts and grows--how, he himself does not know. 28The soil produces crops by itself; first the stalk, then the head, then the mature grain in the head.

Mark 4:26 word by word

Καὶ ἔλεγεν· οὕτως ἐστὶν ἡ βασιλεία τοῦ θεοῦ, ὡς ἄνθρωπος βάλῃ τὸν σπόρον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆςRead the interlinear

• And He was sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• “The kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is likeοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• is likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• who castsβάλλωballō · to throw: sowG906
• seedσπόροςsporos · seedG4703
• upon the soilγῆgē · earth: soilG1093

Cross-references for Mark 4:26

• Matthew 3:2“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
• Matthew 4:17From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
• Matthew 13:11And Jesus answered them, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.
• Luke 13:18So He was saying, “What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it?
• Mark 4:3“Listen to this! Behold, the sower went out to sow;
• Proverbs 11:18A wicked person earns deceptive wages, But one who sows righteousness gets a true reward.
• Ecclesiastes 11:4One who watches the wind will not sow and one who looks at the clouds will not harvest.
• Isaiah 28:24Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed? Does he continually turn and break up his ground?
• Isaiah 32:20How blessed will you be, you who sow beside all waters, Who let the ox and the donkey out freely.
• Matthew 13:3And He told them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
• Luke 8:5“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the sky ate it up.
• John 4:36Already the one who reaps is receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps may rejoice together.
• John 12:24Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.
• James 3:18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
• 1 Peter 1:23for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

Commentaries on Mark 4:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26So is the kingdom of God - This parable is mentioned only by Mark, a proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew. Whitby supposes it to refer to the good ground spoken of before, and paraphrases is thus: - "What I have said of the seed sown upon good ground, may be illustrated by this parable. The doctrine of the kingdom, received in a good and honest heart, is like seed sown by a man in his ground, properly prepared to receive it; for when he hath sown it…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26So is the kingdom of God - The gospel, or religion in the soul, may be compared to this. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. This parable is recorded only by Mark.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 These declarations were intended to call the attention of the disciples to the word of Christ. By his thus instructing them, they were made able to instruct others; as candles are lighted, not to be covered, but to be placed on a candlestick, that they may give light to a room. This parable of the good seed, shows the manner in which the kingdom of God makes progress in the world. Let but the word of Christ have the place it ought to have in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-29This parable focuses on the seed and how it grows over time. Just as the earth produces crops on its own, the completion (final coming) of God’s kingdom does not depend on human effort. first the stalk, then the head, then the grain that ripens within: These describe the normal stages of a seed’s growth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-2726-27. So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; and should sleep, and rise night and day--go about his other ordinary occupations, leaving it to the well-known laws of vegetation under the genial influences of heaven. This is the sense of "the earth bringing forth fruit of herself," in Mr 4:27.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 4:26

• Church
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Regeneration
• Sermon
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
• Alone
• Care
• Cast
• Comparison
• Doctrine
• Jesus Christ
• Kingdom of God (of Heaven), the

Commentaries on Mark 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings